diff --git a/backend/src/api/bitcoin/bitcoin-api-abstract-factory.ts b/backend/src/api/bitcoin/bitcoin-api-abstract-factory.ts
index bd779a4af..0f0b517c5 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/bitcoin/bitcoin-api-abstract-factory.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/bitcoin/bitcoin-api-abstract-factory.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { IEsploraApi } from './esplora-api.interface';
 
 export interface AbstractBitcoinApi {
-  $getRawMempool(): Promise<IEsploraApi.Transaction['txid'][]>;
+  $getRawMempool(): Promise<{ txids: IEsploraApi.Transaction['txid'][], local: boolean}>;
   $getRawTransaction(txId: string, skipConversion?: boolean, addPrevout?: boolean, lazyPrevouts?: boolean): Promise<IEsploraApi.Transaction>;
   $getMempoolTransactions(txids: string[]): Promise<IEsploraApi.Transaction[]>;
   $getAllMempoolTransactions(lastTxid: string);
diff --git a/backend/src/api/bitcoin/bitcoin-api.ts b/backend/src/api/bitcoin/bitcoin-api.ts
index 15f475b39..e36fc77e7 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/bitcoin/bitcoin-api.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/bitcoin/bitcoin-api.ts
@@ -137,8 +137,12 @@ class BitcoinApi implements AbstractBitcoinApi {
     throw new Error('Method getScriptHashTransactions not supported by the Bitcoin RPC API.');
   }
 
-  $getRawMempool(): Promise<IEsploraApi.Transaction['txid'][]> {
-    return this.bitcoindClient.getRawMemPool();
+  async $getRawMempool(): Promise<{ txids: IEsploraApi.Transaction['txid'][], local: boolean}> {
+    const txids = await this.bitcoindClient.getRawMemPool();
+    return {
+      txids,
+      local: true,
+    };
   }
 
   $getAddressPrefix(prefix: string): string[] {
diff --git a/backend/src/api/bitcoin/bitcoin.routes.ts b/backend/src/api/bitcoin/bitcoin.routes.ts
index 90a31ecae..76cc758ab 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/bitcoin/bitcoin.routes.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/bitcoin/bitcoin.routes.ts
@@ -638,8 +638,8 @@ class BitcoinRoutes {
 
   private async getMempoolTxIds(req: Request, res: Response) {
     try {
-      const rawMempool = await bitcoinApi.$getRawMempool();
-      res.send(rawMempool);
+      const { txids } = await bitcoinApi.$getRawMempool();
+      res.send(txids);
     } catch (e) {
       res.status(500).send(e instanceof Error ? e.message : e);
     }
diff --git a/backend/src/api/bitcoin/esplora-api.ts b/backend/src/api/bitcoin/esplora-api.ts
index 0f0b19a94..0c8aac534 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/bitcoin/esplora-api.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/bitcoin/esplora-api.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import http from 'http';
 import { AbstractBitcoinApi } from './bitcoin-api-abstract-factory';
 import { IEsploraApi } from './esplora-api.interface';
 import logger from '../../logger';
+import mempool from '../mempool';
 
 interface FailoverHost {
   host: string,
@@ -168,7 +169,7 @@ class FailoverRouter {
     }
   }
 
-  private async $query<T>(method: 'get'| 'post', path, data: any, responseType = 'json', host = this.activeHost, retry: boolean = true): Promise<T> {
+  private async $query<T>(method: 'get'| 'post', path, data: any, responseType = 'json', host = this.activeHost, retry: boolean = true, withSource = false): Promise<T | { data: T, host: FailoverHost }> {
     let axiosConfig;
     let url;
     if (host.socket) {
@@ -181,8 +182,17 @@ class FailoverRouter {
     return (method === 'post'
         ? this.requestConnection.post<T>(url, data, axiosConfig)
         : this.requestConnection.get<T>(url, axiosConfig)
-    ).then((response) => { host.failures = Math.max(0, host.failures - 1); return response.data; })
-      .catch((e) => {
+    ).then((response) => {
+      host.failures = Math.max(0, host.failures - 1);
+      if (withSource) {
+        return {
+          data: response.data,
+          host,
+        };
+      } else {
+        return response.data;
+      }
+    }).catch((e) => {
         let fallbackHost = this.fallbackHost;
         if (e?.response?.status !== 404) {
           logger.warn(`esplora request failed ${e?.response?.status || 500} ${host.host}${path}`);
@@ -190,7 +200,7 @@ class FailoverRouter {
         }
         if (retry && e?.code === 'ECONNREFUSED' && this.multihost) {
           // Retry immediately
-          return this.$query(method, path, data, responseType, fallbackHost, false);
+          return this.$query(method, path, data, responseType, fallbackHost, false, withSource);
         } else {
           throw e;
         }
@@ -198,19 +208,27 @@ class FailoverRouter {
   }
 
   public async $get<T>(path, responseType = 'json'): Promise<T> {
-    return this.$query<T>('get', path, null, responseType);
+    return this.$query<T>('get', path, null, responseType, this.activeHost, true) as Promise<T>;
   }
 
   public async $post<T>(path, data: any, responseType = 'json'): Promise<T> {
-    return this.$query<T>('post', path, data, responseType);
+    return this.$query<T>('post', path, data, responseType) as Promise<T>;
+  }
+
+  public async $getWithSource<T>(path, responseType = 'json'): Promise<{ data: T, host: FailoverHost }> {
+    return this.$query<T>('get', path, null, responseType, this.activeHost, true, true) as Promise<{ data: T, host: FailoverHost }>;
   }
 }
 
 class ElectrsApi implements AbstractBitcoinApi {
   private failoverRouter = new FailoverRouter();
 
-  $getRawMempool(): Promise<IEsploraApi.Transaction['txid'][]> {
-    return this.failoverRouter.$get<IEsploraApi.Transaction['txid'][]>('/mempool/txids');
+  async $getRawMempool(): Promise<{ txids: IEsploraApi.Transaction['txid'][], local: boolean}> {
+    const result = await this.failoverRouter.$getWithSource<IEsploraApi.Transaction['txid'][]>('/mempool/txids', 'json');
+    return {
+      txids: result.data,
+      local: result.host === this.failoverRouter.preferredHost,
+    };
   }
 
   $getRawTransaction(txId: string): Promise<IEsploraApi.Transaction> {
diff --git a/backend/src/api/mempool.ts b/backend/src/api/mempool.ts
index 7ea96625a..9aef57ec9 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/mempool.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/mempool.ts
@@ -171,6 +171,11 @@ class Mempool {
     return this.statisticsPaused;
   }
 
+  public logFailover(): void {
+    this.failoverTimes.push(Date.now());
+    this.statisticsPaused = true;
+  }
+
   public getTxPerSecond(): number {
     return this.txPerSecond;
   }
diff --git a/backend/src/api/websocket-handler.ts b/backend/src/api/websocket-handler.ts
index 5cabdb2b3..6232081ef 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/websocket-handler.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/websocket-handler.ts
@@ -71,9 +71,8 @@ class WebsocketHandler {
   private updateSocketData(): void {
     const _blocks = blocks.getBlocks().slice(-config.MEMPOOL.INITIAL_BLOCKS_AMOUNT);
     const da = difficultyAdjustment.getDifficultyAdjustment();
-    this.updateSocketDataFields({
+    const socketData = {
       'mempoolInfo': memPool.getMempoolInfo(),
-      'vBytesPerSecond': memPool.getStatisticsIsPaused() ? null : memPool.getVBytesPerSecond(),
       'blocks': _blocks,
       'conversions': priceUpdater.getLatestPrices(),
       'mempool-blocks': mempoolBlocks.getMempoolBlocks(),
@@ -82,7 +81,11 @@ class WebsocketHandler {
       'loadingIndicators': loadingIndicators.getLoadingIndicators(),
       'da': da?.previousTime ? da : undefined,
       'fees': feeApi.getRecommendedFee(),
-    });
+    };
+    if (!memPool.getStatisticsIsPaused()) {
+      socketData['vBytesPerSecond'] = memPool.getVBytesPerSecond();
+    }
+    this.updateSocketDataFields(socketData);
   }
 
   public getSerializedInitData(): string {
@@ -414,7 +417,7 @@ class WebsocketHandler {
     const mBlocks = mempoolBlocks.getMempoolBlocks();
     const mBlockDeltas = mempoolBlocks.getMempoolBlockDeltas();
     const mempoolInfo = memPool.getMempoolInfo();
-    const vBytesPerSecond = memPool.getVBytesPerSecond();
+    const vBytesPerSecond = memPool.getStatisticsIsPaused() ? null : memPool.getVBytesPerSecond();
     const rbfTransactions = Common.findRbfTransactions(newTransactions, deletedTransactions);
     const da = difficultyAdjustment.getDifficultyAdjustment();
     memPool.handleRbfTransactions(rbfTransactions);
@@ -440,13 +443,15 @@ class WebsocketHandler {
     // update init data
     const socketDataFields = {
       'mempoolInfo': mempoolInfo,
-      'vBytesPerSecond': vBytesPerSecond,
       'mempool-blocks': mBlocks,
       'transactions': latestTransactions,
       'loadingIndicators': loadingIndicators.getLoadingIndicators(),
       'da': da?.previousTime ? da : undefined,
       'fees': recommendedFees,
     };
+    if (vBytesPerSecond != null) {
+      socketDataFields['vBytesPerSecond'] = vBytesPerSecond;
+    }
     if (rbfSummary) {
       socketDataFields['rbfSummary'] = rbfSummary;
     }
@@ -496,7 +501,9 @@ class WebsocketHandler {
 
       if (client['want-stats']) {
         response['mempoolInfo'] = getCachedResponse('mempoolInfo', mempoolInfo);
-        response['vBytesPerSecond'] = getCachedResponse('vBytesPerSecond', vBytesPerSecond);
+        if (vBytesPerSecond != null) {
+          response['vBytesPerSecond'] = getCachedResponse('vBytesPerSecond', vBytesPerSecond);
+        }
         response['transactions'] = getCachedResponse('transactions', latestTransactions);
         if (da?.previousTime) {
           response['da'] = getCachedResponse('da', da);
@@ -784,7 +791,9 @@ class WebsocketHandler {
 
       if (client['want-stats']) {
         response['mempoolInfo'] = getCachedResponse('mempoolInfo', mempoolInfo);
-        response['vBytesPerSecond'] = getCachedResponse('vBytesPerSecond', memPool.getVBytesPerSecond());
+        if (!memPool.getStatisticsIsPaused()) {
+          response['vBytesPerSecond'] = getCachedResponse('vBytesPerSecond', memPool.getVBytesPerSecond());
+        }
         response['fees'] = getCachedResponse('fees', fees);
 
         if (da?.previousTime) {
diff --git a/backend/src/index.ts b/backend/src/index.ts
index 9d0fa07f5..7b3891c02 100644
--- a/backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/index.ts
@@ -191,10 +191,14 @@ class Server {
           logger.debug(msg);
         }
       }
-      const newMempool = await bitcoinApi.$getRawMempool();
+
+      const { txids: newMempool, local: fromLocalNode } = await bitcoinApi.$getRawMempool();
       const numHandledBlocks = await blocks.$updateBlocks();
       const pollRate = config.MEMPOOL.POLL_RATE_MS * (indexer.indexerRunning ? 10 : 1);
       if (numHandledBlocks === 0) {
+        if (!fromLocalNode) {
+          memPool.logFailover();
+        }
         await memPool.$updateMempool(newMempool, pollRate);
       }
       indexer.$run();